Chapter XII

Linked souls

'You mean you can't see from your right eye?!' Grillby starts to panic. In fact, monsters couldn't suffer from this kind of disability. If such a thing happened to one of them, the best explanation would be that the eye in question had turned to ashes — and the rest would follow with no doubts.

'No no no! My eye's perfectly fine!' Sans gives a fake smile. 'Paps fixed it, I guess…'

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He fixed it, just as he fixed all of his wounds. Even though he got a bit mad at Papyrus when he first learned it, Sans is really thankful to him. If it wasn't for what the little skeleton had done, he wouldn't be there anymore... But he can't help worrying: Papyrus is still unconscious.

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'By any chance, that monster you fought…' Grillby, with his calm back, asks. 'Would she happen to be a red-haired fish-like girl? With a blue skin?'

'Uh... Yep.'

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Despite being sat next to a fire monster, Sans suddenly feels the air getting cold. Freezing cold.

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I'm dead.

Again.

And I don't even know why.

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'Do you have any idea of how reckless, dangerous, suicidal was what you've done?!'

'Eh! Chill out a bit, Grillbz!'

'Chill out? Undyne is training with Asgore, the king! She's in line to be the next captain of the Royal Guard!'

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Okay…

Maybe that was stupid.

A bit.

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'Why are you yelling, mister Grillby?'

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Papyrus.

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oOo

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'Because you are like a big brother. And I always wanted a big brother…'

'Paps…'

'I swear I didn't want to-!'

'Paps, it's okay.'

'I thought you were going to die!'

'I'm not dead, 'kay? I'm fine, Paps. We're both fine.'

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Here they are, back in the small garden shed once again; safe. However, even though Sans is trying to make the little skeleton feels better, he knows Grillby is still keeping something for himself and it disturbs him. Whatever it is, the young boy is sure that it is important, and that it will matter to both Papyrus and himself. The fact is... The fire monster is definitely not willing to say a word about it. Nevertheless, after ten minutes or maybe more Sans doesn't really know since he was thinking of the possibilities of what it could be, Papyrus talks.

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'Mister Grillby, will Sans really be okay?'

'Could you just call me Grillby? Mister Grillby is... Hum... Weird.'

'Will Sans be okay?'

'Uh... Yeah! O-Of course!'

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No need to be a genius to see he is lying. Which is kind of fun, since being a fire elemental comes with having no real face.

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Welp…

I'm the first concerned by all of this…

So...

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'Grillbz…'

'That's true', he says nervously. 'You'll be alright!'

'Sure, and flowers will start talkin'!'

'Actually, that wouldn't be impossible…'

'What?!'

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Indeed, talking flowers sound really weird when you are only a simple human being. Well, he is surrounded by monsters so he shouldn't be so surprised. But still! Talking flowers? This is just... so...

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'About what worries me… Since your soul is fusing with the fragments Papyrus gave you, well…'

'Spit it out, Grillbz. Unless you tell me that I'm turnin' into some kind of marshmallow, I think I'll be able to handle it!'

'Eh! No, I don't think you will.' The fire monster smiles briefly. 'But... I don't know if you'll remain human either…'

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This is...

Not...

Happening...

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It can't be.

Yep, talking flowers XD

Well, Grillby is thinking of the echo flowers whereas Sans, uh... He's thinking of Flowey? Nah, kidding! But it would be close since he's imagining this kind of talking flowers, just without the evil soulless factor thing.

See ya!